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<DIV><SPAN class=350171922-23112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Buddy,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=350171922-23112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I got
a 100 year lease on a closed land fill up here in south east Michigan for the
Sumpter Hilltoppers Flying Club. Nothing can be done with the land for at least
100 years. Afterwards, the land can be sold. At present, they are pumping out
methane gas from the land fill and running 6 large diesel generators which
put out 8 million watts of power that is sold to the local power company. The
only absolute stipulation is that we do no digging on the hill. It is about
300 acres in size. It took a few years to get the top level enough to build a
runway. Now it's getting to be a very popular place to fly. I believe your
problem is with the city. It took us 4 years of negotiation before we even had
permission to start work. We needed permission from the Township and from the
land fill owners, Waste Management.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=350171922-23112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Keep
the faith,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=350171922-23112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Tom
Weedon</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Buddy
Brammer<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:53 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Flying Site
Background<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Anyone have background Info. that they may want to share?</DIV>
<DIV>Our local club field is located on a closed garbage dump and we have a
lease from the City which in the past has been a two year lease. We are
currently trying to have the City extend the lease to ten or more years but
have not been successful in the past in getting this done. This
landfill has been closed for ten or more years and is monitored by the
government and cannot be used by the city to build on for forty
years. We are looking for information and possabilities from others who
may have been successful in obtaining long term leases on such sites
and may be willing to share information how they did it or information
that we can furnish to the City of how this was accomplished in other areas.
Any help will be appreciated</DIV>
<DIV>Buddy Brammer </DIV></DIV><BR clear=all>
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